Anti-Defamation League (excluding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Zionism)

Anti-Defamation League
Typewebsite
ShortcutWP:ADLHSD
StatusGenerally reliable Generally reliable
Deprecatedno
Blacklistedno
Recency2025
Domain adl.org
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Date2020


Summary

There is consensus that, outside the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the ADL is generally a reliable source, particularly for topics related to hate groups and extremism in the U.S. There is no consensus that the ADL must always be attributed, but there is consensus that its labelling of organisations and individuals (especially as antisemitic) should be attributed. Some editors regard the ADL's opinion pieces as unreliable and should only be used with attribution. In the 2024 RfC, there was rough consensus that the ADL's hate symbol database is reliable for identifying the existence of a symbol and for straightforward descriptive facts, but not for more complex details such as a symbol's history. In such cases, in-text attribution to the ADL may be advisable. See also: Anti-Defamation League (antisemitism, excluding Israel or Zionism) and Anti-Defamation League (Israeli–Palestinian conflict, including related antisemitism)

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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith,[a] is a New York-based international advocacy organization founded in 1913 with the stated purpose of combating antisemitism, as well as other forms of bigotry and discrimination. The ADL is also known for its pro-Israel advocacy, and, since the 1970s, it has promoted the concept of a new antisemitism, describing criticism of Israel or opposition to Zionism as antisemitic.

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Recency

2025

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  1. 2020 Rfc
  1. 2024 Rfc

Notes

  1. ↑ The ADL became independent of B'nai B'rith and shortened its name in 2009.

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    		 There is consensus that, outside the context of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the ADL is generally a reliable source, particularly for topics related to hate groups and extremism in the U.S. There is no consensus that the ADL must always be attributed, but there is consensus that its labelling of organisations and individuals (especially as antisemitic) should be attributed. Some editors regard the ADL's opinion pieces as unreliable and should only be used with attribution. In the 2024 RfC, there was rough consensus that the ADL's hate symbol database is reliable for identifying the existence of a symbol and for straightforward descriptive facts, but not for more complex details such as a symbol's history. In such cases, in-text attribution to the ADL may be advisable. See also: Anti-Defamation League (antisemitism, excluding Israel or Zionism) and Anti-Defamation League (Israeli–Palestinian conflict, including related antisemitism) 1 Links Spamcheck
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